On the 14th, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced that it would implement special quarantine measures for the Lunar New Year holiday with these contents ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.
From the 29th of this month to the 2nd of the next month at rest areas nationwide, only packing of all food is allowed, and eating indoors is prohibited. The government has set up temporary screening centers in nine places, including rest areas in Anseong, Icheon, Yongin, Naerincheon, Hoengseong, Baekyangsa, and Hampyeongcheonji, KTX Gimcheon (Gumi) Station, and an indoor badminton court near Jeonju Express Bus Terminal, so that people can receive COVID-19 diagnostic tests while traveling. will do
It was also decided to implement measures to reduce the size of Seol’s homecoming. Expressway tolls, which were discounted every year during the holidays, will be charged normally. In order to distribute traffic volume, detour road traffic information will also be provided in real time through the National Traffic Information Center application (app) and its website (its.go.kr). It is recommended to limit the number of people on board the coastal passenger ship by half.
The government said, “Please refrain from visiting your hometown and traveling, but if it is unavoidable, get vaccinated at least two weeks before departure, follow the quarantine rules, and visit in small groups.” I strongly recommend it.”
Meanwhile, according to the Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL), as a result of booking non-face-to-face tickets for the Lunar New Year holiday (January 28 to February 2) for three days from the 11th, 510,000 out of 986,000 seats sold by the window 1,000 seats were sold, recording a reservation rate of 51.8%. This is an average of 85,000 seats per day, which is 18,000 more than the 334,000 seats (average daily 67,000 seats) for the Lunar New Year holiday last year.
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